“I think this is silly,” said Matt Manning, an Indianapolis gamer.
He is now 26, and says video games have become a big part of his life.
He said obsessively playing video games can become a "habit" but not necessarily a mental health condition. "I don't think it was a mental health issue, I think it was more of a lifestyle choice that I was choosing at that time as a young, goofy teenager."
Manning said parents should better monitor their children if they are concerned about their gaming habits. "I think a lot of parents are just letting that mentality develop in their children and continue on," he said.
He said the recent classifications from the WHO can be instrumental in people's lives.
Or as an adult, you miss meetings, you don't get enough sleep, you blow off other relationships with other people."
Manning said he plays video games no more than two hours a day and enjoys having a life outside the gaming world.
children suffering from some kind of "gaming disorder" ?

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Gamers are speaking out after an announcement earlier this week from the World Health Organization.

On Monday, the WHO released the beta draft of its 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) which includes “gaming disorder” in its list of mental health conditions.

“I think this is silly,” said Matt Manning, an Indianapolis gamer. “I attribute a lot of my success to gaming and my work ethic to gaming.”

According ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, “gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior which may be online or offline.”

To read more on the full definition of “gaming disorder” by the WHO, click here.

Manning started gaming when he was 10 years old. He is now 26, and says video games have become a big part of his life. He said obsessively playing video games can become a “habit” but not necessarily a mental health condition.

“Yes, I could see that there were definitely some times when I would put way too much time into it, but that was on me and something I kind of had to deal with,” Manning said. “I don’t think it was…

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